“If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time” quote from Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Then, why do so many corporate leaders not focus more on getting a team to collectively [...]
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Getting People to Row in the Same Direction
Posted in business, management, tagged leadership, Patrick Lencioni on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Most Important Team is the Leadership Team
Posted in business, management, tagged leadership on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As we move into another new year, one of my priorities is strengthening the leadership team. As a senior management team, each member is completely committed to his/her own functional teams and employees. However, we’ve not spent sufficient time strengthening the cohesion and teamwork within the leadership team itself. Like all teams, the leadership team has dysfunctions and issues that need [...]
Two Critical Parts of Building A Great Team
Posted in business, management, tagged Gates Foundation, Jeff Raikes, leadership on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ask a successful leader about factors to his success, and “his team” will always be high on the list — guaranteed. If only it was as simple as that. Of course, a leader wants a great team, but many in power are poor at selecting the right individuals for a team and/or are horrible at building smart cohesion [...]
What the Penn State Scandal Teaches Us About Accountable Leadership
Posted in business, tagged Joe Paterno, leadership, Penn State, Sandusky on November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
While details of the sexual molestation scandal at Penn State continue to come out, people are polarized on the firing of legendary football coach Joe Paterno. While there will be no criminal charges brought against Paterno because he reported one of the incidents that came to his attention to his superiors, many believe he should [...]
Be Vulnerable, Be Honest with Your Team
Posted in business, self-improvement, tagged honesty, leadership, vulnerable on October 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In order to build real trust, a person has to be willing to be vulnerable in front of others. This is a tough one for an Asian male like me. My culture of “face-saving” is not conducive to exposing weaknesses. I’ve had friends tell me that I’m easy to befriend but hard to really get to [...]
Signs of a Great Leader
Posted in business, management, tagged executives, leadership, personal humility, professional will on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Leaders who I really admire are those who pass on the credit when successful but always hold themselves accountable when things are challenging. The book, “Good to Great” details how such leaders are found in companies that can make that magic leap to greatness. In today’s difficult economic times many companies are struggling. The leadership will be [...]
Leading through Momentum Shifts in Business
Posted in Entrepreneurs, management, tagged leadership, momentum on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Momentum is a part of the ebb and flow of life. It often gets magnified in sporting events because of their intense competition format. Momentum shifts in sports can be felt and seen in the results. It’s visible on the face of players, by the reaction of fans, and even in how “luck” seems to [...]
Building an Effective Leadership Team
Posted in business, management, tagged leadership, management, trust on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The most effective leadership teams are the ones that empower their members enough to challenge one another but is cohesive enough that once a decision is made everyone falls in line. It takes trust from each member to create such a leadership team. There needs to be a transparent environment where difficult situations are directly [...]
Effective Leaders can Course-Correct & Take Everyone on the Journey
Posted in business, management, tagged Change management, course correction, leadership on June 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Sometimes I envy those who are satisfied traveling alone on life’s journeys. How easy is that? You get to choose where you want to go, which route to take, what pace you want to travel. You don’t have to convince anyone else. You don’t have to build consensus. I often think about this in business terms. One of the [...]
Offer Clarity, Not Perfection
Posted in business, Entrepreneurs, tagged clarity, leadership, Vision on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In leadership, clarity is critical. How do you expect people to commit and follow if you don’t offer clarity? So many times, I see companies maxing out at one level of development because it’s not clear from leadership what is the next “stair-step” in the company’s devleopment. As a leader, don’t worry about your business [...]
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